Eduardo Lonardi

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Eduardo Lonardi
President of Argentina Appointed by the military junta
In office September 23, 1955 – November 12, 1955
Vice President	Isaac Rojas
Preceded by	Juan Perón
Succeeded by	Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
Personal details
Born	(1896-09-15)September 15, 1896 Buenos Aires
Died	March 22, 1956(1956-03-22) (aged 59) Buenos Aires
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	none
Spouse(s)	Mercedes Villada Achával (1924-1956)
Profession	Military
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Eduardo Ernesto Lonardi Doucet (Spanish pronunciation: [eðuˈaɾðo loˈnaɾði]; September 15, 1896 – March 22, 1956) was an Argentine Lieutenant General and served as de facto president from September 23 to November 13, 1955.^[1]

Biography[]

Lonardi was born on September 15, 1896.

Lonardi was appointed military attache to Chile during the presidency of Ramón Castillo in 1942, but shortly afterwards he was declared "persona non grata" by the Chilean government on accusations of espionage. Returning to Argentina, he participated in the coup that overthrew Castillo. He then was appointed military attache to Washington, DC around 1946 where he stayed for a few years. He then permanently returned to Argentina.

President of Argentina[]

Cover of a magazine after he came to power.

Eduardo Lonardi, a Catholic nationalist, assumed leadership of the Revolución Libertadora junta that overthrew Juan Perón on September 16, 1955. He was greeted by chants of Cristo Vence ("Christ is Victorious") when arriving in Buenos Aires. Favoring a transition with "neither victors nor vanquished", his conciliatory approach was deemed too soft by the liberal faction of the armed forces, who deposed him less than two months into his de facto presidency and replaced him with hard-liner Pedro Aramburu.^[1]

Later years and death[]

He went to the United States to receive cancer treatment. He returned to Argentina and died on 22 March 1956 from cancer.

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